Fundraising $10,000 alone can be daunting, but as they say, two heads are better than one, and sometimes a little creativity can create some great synergy.

The Uba Coffee Hub and owner Briana Tobin, located at 814 S. Main St., Fond du Lac, teamed up with 2015 MS Run the US relay runner Melissa Schmidt to raise over $150 for the non-profit MS Run the US by selling Advocare's energy drink Spark, containing vitamins, minerals and amino acids.

Schmidt supplied the product, while Uba donated their cups, lids, straws and ice for the beverages. An event and flyer was created on Facebook where friends posted "selfies" of themselves drinking Spark at the the drive-through.

Schmidt will be running 151 miles in six days (nearly a marathon each day), from Los Angeles to Barstow, Calif., starting April 11. She was chosen for the 18-person relay team in mid-November and has been steadily training and raising funds towards her goal of $10,000.

So far Melissa has raised over $5,000 for multiple sclerosis, with various private donations and mini-fundraisers like the one at The Uba.

Her training consists of running outside distances between 5 and 20+ miles, running hills, cross-training at TNT Fitness Results, speed and technique work at XLR8 in Appleton, with trainer Mike Draheim, and treadmill miles at Snap and the YMCA when the weather doesn't cooperate. This is all for a cause far bigger than me, and I'm doing this for more than my own fitness. My aunt has had MS since she was in her late 20s, and now she is in her 70s. I think about her and others I know who are affected daily by MS, and I am happy and honored to run for a cure."

March 14: Another fundraiser will be at Lillians of Fond du Lac from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 14. This is also the day of the St. Patrick's Day parade. Owner Tracy Mathweg of Lillians is donating 10 percent of her sales that day to MS Run the US. There will be a bake sale and nail wraps.